All Flesh Is as Grass

Consumerism is fed by a desire to forget our mortality.

Recognizing Our True Poverty

Rudyard Kipling, speaking to a group of graduates, said, "One day you're going to meet a person of such prominence that these things will not ...

Our Best Asset

Capitalism gets to stride around our society as objective truth. Everybody from Girl Scouts to collectors for the IRS agrees that money works.

Why doesn't ...

The Danger of Wealth

For every verse in the Bible that tells us the benefits of wealth, there are ten that tell us the danger of wealth.

John Knox's Stand

[Scottish Reformer John] Knox couldn't take the stand he did out of consideration of his pocket or status.

It Never Gets That Desperate

In God's order, there is never a situation so desperate that it must grind people to powder or press a financial appeal at the cost of integrity.

Robin Hood's Not a Good Example

If a thief helps a poor man out of the spoils of his thieving, we must not call that charity.

Real Wealth

If one should guide his life by true principals, man's greatest wealth is to live on a little with a contented mind; for a little is never lacking. ...

Problem or Expense?

Any problem that can be solved with money isn't a problem. It's an expense.

The Contented Fisherman

In Our Daily Bread, Philip Parham tells the story of a rich industrialist who was disturbed to find a fisherman sitting lazily beside his boat.

"Why ...